Punchout

Once you’ve enabled punchout, you can buy products on our website easily through your eProcurement system. Just add products to your cart and the selected products can be “punched back” into your procurement system for automated order approval by staff such as lab managers, health and safety, and finance, before the order is placed. One value of punchout is that you will have all your purchasing and supplier information in one easy to report system–allowing strong control and management of your supply base.

eInvoicing

eInvoicing is the term that refers to transferring invoices electronically. eInvoicing with Thermo Fisher Scientific removes the requirement for human intervention, reducing manual errors. eInvoicing projects are becoming commonplace with customers moving to streamline their payment process and increase business efficiency.

Thermo Fisher can process invoices created in a number of different data formats including .EDI, .XML, and .CSV. We can eInvoice either directly to your host system or via an eInvoicing platform. For more information on the platforms we are currently connected to, please contact us. If you would like to set up eInvoicing with Thermo Fisher Scientific with an existing platform, the process can take as little as two weeks. Once eInvoicing is set up, it should require minimal maintenance.

eCatalog

An eCatalog is a customized file containing all product data, including your personal and list pricing which is produced and maintained by Thermo Fisher. The catalog file is uploaded to your procurement platform, where you can search, compare, and purchase products electronically. Some platforms also use a “Marketplace” feature where our products, prices, delivery times etc. can be compared directly against our competitors. Examples of catalog based procurement platforms are SciQuest, cc-Hubwoo, and Science Warehouse. Thermo Fisher Scientific operates with a number of catalog formats including .XLS, .CIF, .CSV, .XML, and .TXT.